Azamgarh - Uttarpradesh

 Founded in the 17th century by Azam, a descendant of the Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar, Azamgarh is an important town of historical significance in Uttar Pradesh.Azamgarh acts as a gateway to other historically important cities like Ayodhya, Kanpur, and Bareilly.

Area-4054sq.km

Population-46,12,000

Villages-4101

Located on the banks of the river, the Azamgarh fort was built during founder Azam’s time, and attracts many tourists. Azamgarh is filled with old monuments, ancient temples and cultural fairs, greatly enhancing its appeal. Stop over at the city to explore its rich culture, before heading out of this beautiful city.

Some of the places to visit in Azamgarh:

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1.Krishna Botanical Garden-In Azamgarh, this park is well known by all and this park enjoys a high status in the category of parks.If you want to spend some quality time with peace in Azamgarh then this is the place you should visit.

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2.Nizamabad-It is a small town that is known for its culture and heritage and attracts hundreds of travellers from far-off places to this land. Apart from this, the town is widely popular for its black clay pottery, which is known to have a dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns. 

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3.Avantikapuri(Awank)-It is known for its chronicled significance.The convention say that Raja Janmejai has composed Yagya for murdering the all snakes on the earth.The sanctuary and lakes of this place is celebrated, the general population come here to take a sacred plunge in the lake.

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Badaun - City of Saints

 Badaun is a small city in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is another busy city.Located on the banks of the Sot river, a tributary of the Ganga, Badaun is around 283 km south-east of Delhi, in

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Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh.the region was ruled by kings of the Ahir community, one of whom was ‘Raja Budh’. Also, there are several claims and counter-claims that Badaun was ruled by Raja Mahipal as well as several others, making the history of this period difficult to decipher.There aren’t many things to do and attractions to visit in this town. Also, being a small town, there are fewer accommodation options.

Great Mosque-The Jama Masjid or Great Mosque is a major mosque built in historic center of Budaun.The mosque was built by Iltutmish, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate that time.This mosque reflects Persian and Afghan architecture.This mosque is the third oldest existing and second largest mosque of the country after Delhi's Jama Masjid, having a standard capacity of 23500.

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Badaun ke pede-Badaun ke Pede are famous throughout world, though it originated from Lucknow, India. Usually prepared in thick, semi-soft pieces, its main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavourings including cardamom seeds, pistachio nuts and saffron.